Know the companies expectation in Interview
Employers have indicated they use the following
six criteria for evaluating a student's job
candidancy:
- Personal qualifications such as maturity,
initiative, enthusiasm, poise, appearance,
and the ability to work with people.
- Specialized courses relating to the particular
field of work.
- The kind and amount of part-time or summer
employment gained during college years.
- Experience in campus activities, especially
leadership and participation in extra-curricular
life.
- A general background in liberal arts courses
which provides a broad and cultural background.
Additional criteria used by interviewers
for evaluation may include:
- Statements of interest in the job.
- Frequency and quality of questions asked
by the candidate.
- Nonverbal behavior such as: body language,
eye contact, appropriate smiling or laughter,
handshake, appropriate reserve, and absence
of nervous mannerisms.
- Statements of likes and dislikes.
- Vocal inflections and volume.
- Self-evaluative statements of strengths
and
weaknesses.
- Statements of positive attitudes about
what
it takes -- to be a good employee, to be
a good supervisor, etc.
- Statements of philosophy that are congruent
with the interviewer's desires.
- Correct answers to questions posed about
hypothetical situations.
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